# The beginning of a conspiracy theory? Flight 370 landed on Diego Garcia. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316 "2014-04-04T03:26:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/21 "2014-04-04T15:36:01Z")
“It is NOT EXACTLY what comes up on Google. It is off a couple miles, so NO ONE GOOGLED THIS, thus helping to confirm it’s authenticity.” This is my favorite part of it all. No one Googled it, because it’s off by a couple miles. That’s amazingly circular reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/22 "2014-04-04T15:42:53Z")
This could get worked into a conspiracy theory or something, but there have been CTs about the plane disappearance since a couple of hours after it was reported. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/23 "2014-04-04T15:43:03Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > How do you fit an iphone in your ass? A nurse back in Texas claimed she helped remove a clock radio from some guy’s ass in the ER. I imagine an iPhone would be a snap. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/24 "2014-04-04T15:51:40Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > This could get worked into a conspiracy theory or something, but there have been CTs about the plane disappearance since a couple of hours after it was reported. Well, the picture would appear to support the “sucked into a black hole” hypothesis. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/25 "2014-04-04T15:56:05Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > How do you fit an iphone in your ass? [ol] [li]Deep breaths[/li][li]Lots of lube[/li][li]A lot of patience[/li][/ol] I would think that _ **"How** _ do you walk around with an IPhone up your ass?" would be a better question;) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/26 "2014-04-04T16:01:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > A nurse back in Texas claimed she helped remove a clock radio from some guy’s ass in the ER. I imagine an iPhone would be a snap. A classic column: > **[Is it true what they say about gerbils?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341657/is-it-true-what-they-say-about-gerbils)** More than you ever needed to know! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/27 "2014-04-04T17:12:54Z")
Ah, part of my favorite conspiracy theory about this flight. All that is missing is the Zombie Plague bit (or a real plague, for that matter). ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/28 "2014-04-04T17:21:19Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > How do you fit an iphone in your ass? I dunno… works at IBM? I’ve heard some of those guys are Pretty Big A-holes… …still that Otter Box & clip must have hurtlikeasumabitch… “…Ow! …Ow! …Ow! Dam you Steve Jobs, bigger screen my ass!!!” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/29 "2014-04-04T17:24:37Z")
Obviously a B613 operation. Has all the hallmarks. Or maybe it was Olivia’s mother again. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/30 "2014-04-04T17:30:20Z")
> [@](#): > > The coordinates in the picture indicate that the photo was taken within 3 miles of what Google officially gives for Diego Garcia. Isn’t three miles from Diego Garcia what Google officially gives as “the Indian Ocean?” ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/31 "2014-04-04T18:55:36Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > “…Ow! …Ow! …Ow! Dam you Steve Jobs, **bigger screen my ass!!!** ” I see what you did there. Damn you. I can’t unsee what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/32 "2014-04-04T19:06:44Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > How do you fit an iphone in your ass? Same way you get to Carnegie Hall. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/33 "2014-04-04T21:51:39Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Ah, part of my favorite conspiracy theory about this flight. > > All that is missing is the Zombie Plague bit (or a real plague, for that matter). My conspiracy theories about this flight invariably end with Bronson Pinchot being hit in the face with a toaster. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/34 "2014-04-04T22:18:25Z")
Isn’t the entire island under the control of the US military? And are there commercial cell towers on the island? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/35 "2014-04-05T00:02:18Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Isn’t the entire island under the control of the US military? And are there commercial cell towers on the island? Like I said in post #5 > [@](#): > > How did he upload it to the net? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/36 "2014-04-05T00:24:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Isn’t the entire island under the control of the US military? I’m not sure if the entire island is under US military control. There’s a base there, but it’s British territory. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/37 "2014-04-05T00:54:23Z")
I’m imagining the jokester who made up this ridiculous story, sitting at his computer and laughing his ass off. He didn’t even bother to fake a picture but just used one that’s solid black. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/38 "2014-04-05T01:46:09Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’m not sure if the entire island is under US military control. There’s a base there, but it’s British territory. From it’s Wikipedia page; “On 30 December 1966, the United States and the UK executed an agreement through an Exchange of Notes which permits the United States to use the BIOT for defense purposes for 50 years (through December 2016), followed by a 20-year optional extension (to 2036) to which both parties must agree by December 2014.” So the lease extension has to be agreed upon by the end of this year, otherwise it expires in two years. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/39 "2014-04-05T12:47:04Z")
On the subject, various labs have verified the GPS data from the photo was falsified. > **[Phillip Wood, Flight MH370, Diego Garcia and the black photo. -...](https://www.thatsnonsense.com/phillip-wood-flight-mh370-diego-garcia-and-the-black-photo/)** > > Can a black photo purportedly taken from Diego Garcia prove that MH370 was diverted and the passengers are alive? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316/40 "2014-04-05T13:04:56Z")
> [@nevadaexile](#): > > [ol] > [li]Deep breaths[/li][li]Lots of lube[/li][li]A lot of patience[/li][/ol] The question of course, is how, when armed men suddenly take over the airplane you’re in, one manages to _surreptitiously_ drop trou in the middle of the cabin and conduct said insertion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316.md?page=3)